Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting Practices (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting Practices [Abstract]
Increase in statutory capital and surplus due to prescribed practice	$ 67	$ 90
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Amount Available for Dividend Payment Before Consideration of Statutory Dividends Paid in the preceding twelve months	1,075
Statutory Accounting Practices, Dividends Paid in the preceding twelve months	$ 765
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	270.00%	266.00%

Statutory Accounting Practices, Dividends Paid in the preceding twelve months

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Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Amount Available for Dividend Payments Before Consideration of Statutory Dividends Paid in the preceding twelve months

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Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting Practices

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The minimum Total risk based capital ratio (total capital divided by risk weighted assets) required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 505
-Section 50
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Amount as of the balance sheet date of each item listed to reconcile the differences resulting from applying state prescribed statutory accounting practices rather than statutory accounting practices prescribed by National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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